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Author: Rob Broadhead
Rob is a founder of, and frequent contributor to, Develpreneur. This includes the Building Better Developers podcast. He is also a lifetime learner as a developer, designer, and manager of software solutions. Rob is the founder of RB Consulting and has managed to author a book about his family experiences and a few about becoming a better developer.
In his free time, he stays busy raising five children (although they have grown into adults). When he has a chance to breathe, he is on the ice playing hockey to relax or working on his ballroom dance skills.
As a podcaster, I am also a fan. I listen to numerous shows and have for many years. Therefore it makes sense to offer an episode of podcast recommendations. There is an…
Disney World Lessons For Product Development
A recent trip to Disney World was a memorable experience in many ways. However, as an entrepreneur, the lessons for product development approaches sparked a presentation. One of the mind-boggling parts of…
Removing Solvers Block
In this stand-alone episode, we look at solvers block. This is what I call the situation where one can not seem to push through to a solution. It is not due to…
The AntiPattern Season in Review
We have marched through 31 examples during this antipattern season. Therefore, we have enough of them to step back and look at themes, bad habits, and commonalities. While it is helpful to…
Death By Planning – A Rigid Anti-Pattern
Death by planning is an anti-pattern that makes us look like lemmings. We make a plan, and then we follow it mindlessly. This approach can work for some projects like building a…
The Fire Drill Anti-Pattern
The fire drill anti-pattern is one that falls on project management. While we can personally place ourselves in this sort of situation, the anti-pattern comes from planning. To be specific, it comes…